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Pharyngeal Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
148183
Concept ID:
C0747548
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Pharynx; Cancer of the Pharynx; Carcinoma of Pharynx; Carcinoma of the Pharynx; Pharyngeal Cancer; Pharynx Carcinoma

Definition

Carcinoma, predominantly squamous cell, arising from the epithelial cells of the pharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPharyngeal Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Imam Z, Jowhar D, Petryna E, Esswein J, Acharya A, Aziz M, Farooq U, Zafar U, Mcdonough S, Adler DG
Dig Dis Sci 2022 Aug;67(8):3518-3528. Epub 2021 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07225-6. PMID: 34505257
Wierzbicka M, Józefiak A, Szydłowski J, Marszałek A, Stankiewicz C, Hassman-Poznańska E, Osuch-Wójcikiewicz E, Składzień J, Klatka J, Pietruszewska W, Puacz E, Szyfter K, Szyfter W
Otolaryngol Pol 2013 May-Jun;67(3):113-34. Epub 2013 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.otpol.2013.01.003. PMID: 23719268
Robertson D, Hollister AS, Biaggioni I, Netterville JL, Mosqueda-Garcia R, Robertson RM
N Engl J Med 1993 Nov 11;329(20):1449-55. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199311113292003. PMID: 8413455

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Imam Z, Jowhar D, Petryna E, Esswein J, Acharya A, Aziz M, Farooq U, Zafar U, Mcdonough S, Adler DG
Dig Dis Sci 2022 Aug;67(8):3518-3528. Epub 2021 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07225-6. PMID: 34505257
Zhang W, Geng T, Han W, Dou H
Med Sci Monit 2014 Nov 3;20:2142-50. doi: 10.12659/MSM.892333. PMID: 25363316Free PMC Article
Zhang D, Zhou J, Chen B, Zhou L, Tao L
Acta Otolaryngol 2014 Oct;134(10):982-9. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.927592. PMID: 25131391
Saman DM
Head Neck Oncol 2012 Jan 13;4:1. doi: 10.1186/1758-3284-4-1. PMID: 22244087Free PMC Article
Pearson BW
Laryngoscope 1981 Nov;91(11):1904-12. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198111000-00016. PMID: 7300541

Diagnosis

Hirokawa S, Araki K, Yamashita T, Uno K, Tomifuji M, Shimada H, Shiotani A
Acta Otolaryngol 2023 Jan;143(1):85-90. Epub 2023 Jan 24 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2023.2165144. PMID: 36694958
Kurihara T, Itoh S, Kimura Y, Oki E, Yoshizumi T, Matuo M, Yasumatsu R, Sugimachi K, Morita M, Kusumoto T, Fukuzawa K, Yoshida N, Baba H, Mori M
Surg Today 2021 Dec;51(12):1932-1937. Epub 2021 May 25 doi: 10.1007/s00595-021-02305-6. PMID: 34032927
Zhang D, Zhou J, Chen B, Zhou L, Tao L
Acta Otolaryngol 2014 Oct;134(10):982-9. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.927592. PMID: 25131391
Saman DM
Head Neck Oncol 2012 Jan 13;4:1. doi: 10.1186/1758-3284-4-1. PMID: 22244087Free PMC Article
Pich A, Chiusa L, Margaria E
Micron 2000 Apr;31(2):133-41. doi: 10.1016/s0968-4328(99)00070-0. PMID: 10588059

Therapy

Pancu DF, Racea RC, Macasoi I, Sarau CA, Pinzaru I, Poenaru M, Rusu LC, Dehelean CA, Dinu S
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Sep 16;58(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina58091289. PMID: 36143966Free PMC Article
Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Imam Z, Jowhar D, Petryna E, Esswein J, Acharya A, Aziz M, Farooq U, Zafar U, Mcdonough S, Adler DG
Dig Dis Sci 2022 Aug;67(8):3518-3528. Epub 2021 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07225-6. PMID: 34505257
Zhang W, Geng T, Han W, Dou H
Med Sci Monit 2014 Nov 3;20:2142-50. doi: 10.12659/MSM.892333. PMID: 25363316Free PMC Article
Zhang D, Zhou J, Chen B, Zhou L, Tao L
Acta Otolaryngol 2014 Oct;134(10):982-9. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.927592. PMID: 25131391
Park JH, Slack-Smith L, Smith A, Frydrych AM, O'Ferrall I, Bulsara M
Aust Dent J 2011 Sep;56(3):284-9. Epub 2011 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2011.01342.x. PMID: 21884144

Prognosis

Tian L, Li C, Xiang L, Zeng J, Chen S, Guo W, Chen S, Wang Y, He X, Su P, Xu C
Phytomedicine 2023 Jun;114:154799. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154799. PMID: 37058945
Li ZX, Zheng ZQ, Yang PY, Lin L, Zhou GQ, Lv JW, Zhang LL, Chen F, Li YQ, Wu CF, Li F, Ma J, Liu N, Sun Y
Cell Death Differ 2022 Jun;29(6):1137-1151. Epub 2022 Jan 8 doi: 10.1038/s41418-021-00905-w. PMID: 34999731Free PMC Article
Zhang W, Geng T, Han W, Dou H
Med Sci Monit 2014 Nov 3;20:2142-50. doi: 10.12659/MSM.892333. PMID: 25363316Free PMC Article
Zhang D, Zhou J, Chen B, Zhou L, Tao L
Acta Otolaryngol 2014 Oct;134(10):982-9. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.927592. PMID: 25131391
Pearson BW
Laryngoscope 1981 Nov;91(11):1904-12. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198111000-00016. PMID: 7300541

Clinical prediction guides

Tian L, Li C, Xiang L, Zeng J, Chen S, Guo W, Chen S, Wang Y, He X, Su P, Xu C
Phytomedicine 2023 Jun;114:154799. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.154799. PMID: 37058945
Yumii K, Ueda T, Urabe Y, Fukuhara M, Chikuie N, Taruya T, Kono T, Hamamoto T, Hattori M, Takumida M, Ishino T, Takeno S
Laryngoscope 2023 Sep;133(9):2192-2197. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1002/lary.30483. PMID: 36440626
Pancu DF, Racea RC, Macasoi I, Sarau CA, Pinzaru I, Poenaru M, Rusu LC, Dehelean CA, Dinu S
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Sep 16;58(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina58091289. PMID: 36143966Free PMC Article
Zhang W, Geng T, Han W, Dou H
Med Sci Monit 2014 Nov 3;20:2142-50. doi: 10.12659/MSM.892333. PMID: 25363316Free PMC Article
Pich A, Chiusa L, Margaria E
Micron 2000 Apr;31(2):133-41. doi: 10.1016/s0968-4328(99)00070-0. PMID: 10588059

Recent systematic reviews

Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Imam Z, Jowhar D, Petryna E, Esswein J, Acharya A, Aziz M, Farooq U, Zafar U, Mcdonough S, Adler DG
Dig Dis Sci 2022 Aug;67(8):3518-3528. Epub 2021 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07225-6. PMID: 34505257
Zhang D, Zhou J, Chen B, Zhou L, Tao L
Acta Otolaryngol 2014 Oct;134(10):982-9. Epub 2014 Aug 18 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2014.927592. PMID: 25131391

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